Spiced Cumquat Chutney

The Cumquat tree is laden with fruit so I thought that for a change I would make a citrus chutney.

Spiced Cumquat Chutney

Ingredients

2 cups cumquat's, halved and deseeded

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup orange or mandarin juice

1/4 cup finely chopped shallots

1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

2 star anise

3 cloves

8 cardamom pods

1/4 cinnamon stick

1 tbls orange blossom water

Method

Place all chutney ingredients in a saucepan, bring to boil, then turn heat down and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the orange blossom water and bottle while hot.